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LISTS REASONS FOR RAPID GROWTH
The City of Dalton, better
known in some areas as the
“Carpet Capital of the World”,
is featured as Georgia’s ‘City
On the Move’ in the November
issue of "Georgia Progress”,
a quarterly publication of the
Georgia Department of Industry
and Trade.
Ed Spivla, editor of the pub
lication, said Dalton was chosen
as ‘City On the Move’ because
it is an outstanding example
of a dynamic, forward-thinking
community of Georgians.
“On the Move’ is a regular
feature of our magazine in which
we try to promote Georgia ci
ties which owe their economic
prosperity to successful indus
trial development,” Mr. Spivia
explained.
“In the case of Dalton, the
remarkable development of the
tufted textile industry has
brought a degree of prosperity
that is unequalled by any other
community of its size in the St
ate, and few in the nation, for
that matter.
“For example, Dalton is one
of the tope three urban areas
in the State in its rate of gr
owth and it leads the other
urban areas in rate of growth
for the following categories:
households, effective buying in
come, retail sales, total empl
oyment, the amount of finished
water pumped by the city and
the amount of new investments
in savings and loan associ
ations.
"Whitfield County, which has
Dalton as its industrial center,
ranks first in the State in per
capita growth and fourth among
the 159 Georgia counties in
industrial employment,” Mr.
Slivia reported.
He went on to describe the
tufted textile industry in Whit
field County.
“In 1960, the total tufted rug
and chenille produced in the
United States was $525.25 mil
lion and Dalton’s share was
$315.2 million. In 1968, produc
tion of tufted rug and chenille
in the Dalton area totaled $938
million of the national total of
$l.B billion.
‘‘This phenomenal growth of
the tufted textile industry has
fostered the growth of finishing
and latex plants, yarn mills
and tufting and latex and app
lication and drying machinery
plants.”
“All together, there are 64
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plants in Dalton and Whitfield
County which employ over 50
people and 136 which employ
less than 50 people. Included in
these 200 plants are chair and
concrete manufacturing con
cerns and dairy and poultry pro
cessing facilities among others.
Whitfield County is Georgia’s
fourth largest producer of poul
try and poultry products, a dis
tinction well worth noting in
view of the fact that the State
itself ranks first in the nation
in poultry production.
"It is almost impossible to
name all of the expansion pro
jects which have recently taken
place in Dalton. Plants which
started with 15 or 20 thousand
square feet and ten to 25 em
ployees 17 years ago now have
one million square feet of manu
facturing space and over 1,000
employees.
"However, the rate of growth
is partially indicated by the total
dollar value of building permits
issued in Dalton in the past
20 months. Permits for const
ruction totaling $12,909,557
were issued during the first
eight months of this year, while
constuction amounted to
$15,311,303 in 1968.”
Mr. Spivia said there are
several factors responsible for
the growth Dalton has experi
enced in the last four decades,
but the primary one has been
the excellent planning and man
agement of local utilities, par
ticularly water.
"Dalton is second only to
Atlanta in the use of finished
water, a resource which is in
valuable to the local textile in
dustry. Recently, a new
$4,000,000 expansion of the city
water system was financed by
accumulated earnings without
necessitating a raise in the
city water rate, which, inciden
tally, is considerably lower in
Dalton than the averag for
towns of comparable size. The
new expansion enables the city
to produce 30,000,000 gallons
of finished water daily,” he
continued.
Mr. Spivia said that one of
the most gratifying facotrs in
Dalton’s growth has been a
healthy industrial climate which
is complemented by a whole
some civic, cultural and com
munity environment.
In conclusion, he cited the
Hamilton Memorial Hospital,
the new Dalton Junior College,
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the Dalton Recreation Program
and the Dalton Creative Arts
Guild as examples of the su
perb community facilities off
ered in Dalton and Whitfield
County.
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BY_JANE_ASHLEY
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3 pounds peaches (about)
% to 1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons corn starch
|4 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons margarine
!4 teaspoon almond extract
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THE LITTLE ISLAND of Okinawa, abou! four-fifths the size
of Rhode Island, came under United States control in June, 1945
following one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific during the
final months of World War 11.
Approximately 12,500 Americans died and 37,000 were wounded
in fighting to take Okinawa, which was considered a major stepping
stone toward victory over Japan.
Since that time, with the stripping of Japan of its ocean empire.
Okinawa has remained by treaty under the primary jurisdiction of
the United States. Although Okinawa went down in history as one
of the greatest and most costly battles in World War 11, it is far
more than just a battleground shrine today.
* * *
OKINAWA IS VITAL TO OUR defenses in the Pacific, the
Far East, and Southeast Asia. It is important not only to the United
States, but to Japan and many other nations in this part of the
world as well.
It is # a major staging area for Vietnam, as it was for Korea. Its
air bases handle B-52 aircraft, and Polaris submarines can be
serviced at its naval stations. It is a storehouse for nuclear weapons
and delivery systems.
Okinawa provides a counter-force against Soviet occupation of
the Kurile Islands to the north of Japan, which give the Commu
nists excellent bases for far-reaching submarine operations in the
Pacific.
In short, Okinawa is extremely valuable to military security in
Asia and the Pacific. Under present world conditions, the position
we hold there ought not to be jeopardized.
* * *
THE PRESIDENT HAS NEGOTIATED an agreement with
Japan that for all practical purposes would remove Okinawa from
United States control. In my judgment, it would be extremely fool
hardy to make such a move. Reversion of Okinawa is not in the
best interests of the United States or of Japan.
Japan has no military defenses. In fact, it has none because for
24 years it has basked under a security umbrella provided by the
United States. And, because Japan has not had to spend for defense
or to turn its industry toward military production, it has become
the third-ranking industrial-commercial nation in the world.
The Japanese government has been under tremendous pressure
from Communists and leftists to get Okinawa back. But we should
not have to succumb to that pressure, and I hope that the Senate
will reverse the President on his plans to return Okinawa to Japan.
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